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E1 generates approximately 10,992 tonnes of hazardous waste, of which a small portion of that is sharps. Sharps disposal refers to any sharp object with points or edges, such as medical instruments like syringes and needles or domestic objects as scissors, blades etc

Due to the risk that sharps waste poses, they must be carefully handled. Safe and proper sharps management in E1 is covered under UK health and safety legislation. The safe management and disposal of sharps waste are essential to eliminate injuries and to ensure compliance with Hazardous Waste Regulations.

One of the safest ways for you to dispose of your sharps waste in E1 is to hire a specialist sharps disposal company, who will help you to dispose of your sharps waste in a strong, puncture-proof sharps disposal container like a strong plastic sharps disposal bin that has a secure lid.
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What guidelines should be followed for sharps disposal?

Anyone dealing with sharps has the responsibility to dispose of them in the safest way that will minimise risk and injury.

1. Sharps should never be tossed into the trash or in the toilet and they should never be recycled with other waste
2. Sharps that retract after use should be disposed of like all other types of sharps
3. Do not bend used needles before disposal and never try to recap a needle, however you can use a needle clipper to snap off the sharp part of a syringe for safer disposal
4. Do not to use other bins besides your sharps disposal bins, including any type of household bin or a container that is no longer used

The main policies and guidelines of sharp disposal are provided by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) which you should follow.
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What you need to know about E1

E1

E1 is home to the famous Brick Lane Beigel Bake which is situated in Shoreditch, the average property price in the area is £655,634 which is the London average. In E1 we cover the following areas: -

  • Population Size 127,839
  • Active Businesses 928
  • Waste Collected (tonnes)53,609
  • Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 26,606

How much waste do we produce in E1?

Last year in this Post Code area, 127,839 residents and 928 businesses produced 53,609 tonnes of waste.

E1 is made up of 13 areas;

Place
Total Waste produced (tonnes)
Haggerston
4,289
Mile End
3,163
Shoreditch
4,235
Spitalfields
4,450
Stepney
4,825
Whitechapel
4,664
Lea Bridge
2,895
Dalston
3,860
London Fields
4,074
Hackney Wick
5,093
Canning Town
3,753
North Woolwich
3,699
Victoria Docks
4,825


Assigned to a specific area it was the important responsibility of ELWA (East London Waste Authority) which has been set up between Redbridge, Havering, Barking & Dagenham and Newham to deal with waste more efficiently in East London along with the waste contractor DSO to manage waste in the area more efficiently to importantly collect both the segregated and mixed waste produced and to dispose of it either by recycling, reuse or landfill
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In E1 what recycling rates does the council achieve?

Last year E1 managed to recycle or reuse 26,606 tonnes of waste (49.63%) against 27,003 (50.37%).

More specifically is made up of 13 areas which achieved all different waste mangement results.

Place
Recyeling rate (tonnes)
Avarge/Normal Landfill Rate (tonnes)
Haggerston
2,128 (49.63%)
2,160 (50.37%)
Mile End
1,570 (49.63%)
1,593 (50.37%)
Shoreditch
2,102 (49.63%)
2,133 (50.37%)
Spitalfields
2,208 (49.63%)
2,241 (50.37%)
Stepney
2,395 (49.63%)
2,430 (50.37%)
Whitechapel
2,315 (49.63%)
2,349 (50.37%)
Lea Bridge
1,437 (49.63%)
1,458 (50.37%)
Dalston
1,916 (49.63%)
1,944 (50.37%)
London Fields
2,022 (49.63%)
2,052 (50.37%)
Hackney Wick
2,528 (49.63%)
2,565 (50.37%)
Canning Town
1,862 (49.63%)
1,890 (50.37%)
North Woolwich
1,836 (49.63%)
1,863 (50.37%)
Victoria Docks
2,395 (49.63%)
2,430 (50.37%)
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How much did local councils in E1 spend on waste management?

Last year local councils in E1 spent £6,391,950.00 on waste management activities including collection, transport and treatment of household and business waste.

More specifically is made up of 13 places which spent different amounts on waste management activities.

Place
Amount spent on waste management
Haggerston
£511,356.00
Mile End
£377,125.05
Shoreditch
£504,964.05
Spitalfields
£530,531.85
Stepney
£575,275.50
Whitechapel
£556,099.65
Lea Bridge
£345,165.30
Dalston
£460,220.40
London Fields
£485,788.20
Hackney Wick
£607,235.25
Canning Town
£447,436.50
North Woolwich
£441,044.55
Victoria Docks
£575,275.50
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How many residents and active businesses are there in E1?

On record for last year E1 had 127,839 residents and 928 active businesses.

is made up of 13 which all varied in the number of residents as well as the number of active businesses

Place
Residents
Active businesses
Haggerston
10,227
74
Mile End
7,543
55
Shoreditch
10,099
73
Spitalfields
10,611
77
Stepney
11,506
84
Whitechapel
11,122
81
Lea Bridge
6,903
50
Dalston
9,204
67
London Fields
9,716
71
Hackney Wick
12,145
88
Canning Town
8,949
65
North Woolwich
8,821
64
Victoria Docks
11,506
84
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How else did E1 impact the environment last year?

E1 is home to the famous Brick Lane Beigel Bake which is situated in Shoreditch, the average property price in the area is £655,634 which is the London average. In E1 we cover the following areas: - which is made up of 25.23 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically had 2,770 fly tip incidents accompanied by 645 fly tip penalties.

More specifically each Place performed differently as you can see below:

Place
Fly Tip Incidents
Fly Tip Penalties
Haggerston
222
22
Mile End
163
16
Shoreditch
219
22
Spitalfields
230
23
Stepney
249
25
Whitechapel
241
24
Lea Bridge
150
15
Dalston
199
20
London Fields
210
21
Hackney Wick
263
26
Canning Town
194
19
North Woolwich
191
19
Victoria Docks
249
25
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